However, Kagame does not appear worried about his legacy being tarnished – pointing to many of his achievements: “We have registered economic growth 8% year in, year out for almost last ten years. We have seen women empowered like nowhere else,” he said. “I don't know what is being talked about.”

“We did not come here because we were in a position of weakness…We declared a unilateral ceasefire and we now what we are seeing is a standstill. We are telling the Congolese government that either you talk or you fight. You can’t do both at the same time.”